(~s, downsizing, ~d)
To ~ something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller. (BUSINESS)
American manufacturing organizations have been downsizing their factories.
...today’s ~d economy.
...a consultant who’s helped dozens of companies ~.
VERB: V n, V-ed, V
downsizing
...a trend toward downsizing in the personal computer market.
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